TRAC 6: Cellular and Molecular Basis for Understanding, Diagnosis and Therapy of Cancer

The objective of this lecture and laboratory course is to present an integrated view of cancer studies at the cellular and molecular level with human cancer diagnosis and therapy in a clinical setting.

Topics: Human Carcinogenesis: An overview of Symptomology, Pathological Sequalae, Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Strategies; Genetic and Epigenetic Events in Cardinogenesis; Cell Transformation: Cytogenetic, Behavioral, Oncogene and Tumor Supressor Gene Changes; Protooncogenes, Oncogenes, Signal Transduction and Cell Cycle Regulation; Non-Random Chromosome Abberations and Cancer; Use of in Situ Hybridization with Tissue Sections and Chromosome Preparations for Diagnosis; Model Systems for the Study of Receptors and Cancer: Interleukin-2, Colony Stimulating Factor, and Epidermal Growth Receptors; Molecular Genetic Analysis of Breast and Colorectal Cancer; Apoptosis and Prostate Cancer; Angiogenesis and Metastasis; Application of Microarray and siRNA Technologies; Cancer Cell Markers and Screening.

Lecture:
9:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Monday
8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday-Friday

Laboratory:
12:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday-Friday